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BL
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| Record Number
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623798
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Bloch, William Goldbloom
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| Title & Author
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The unimaginable mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel /\ William Goldbloom Bloch
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2008
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| Page. NO
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xx, 192 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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9780195334579 (alk. paper)
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: 0195334574 (alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index
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| Contents
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Combinatorics : contemplating variations of the 23 letters -- Information theory : cataloging the collection -- Real analysis : the book of sand -- Topology and cosmology : the universe (which others call the library) -- Geometry and graph theory : ambiguity and access -- More combinatorics : disordering into order -- A homomorphism : structure into meaning -- Critical points -- Openings
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| Subject
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Borges, Jorge Luis,1899-1986-- Knowledge-- Mathematics
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Mathematics and literature
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Mathematics-- Philosophy
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| Dewey Classification
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868
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| LC Classification
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PQ7797.B635Z63438 2008
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PQ7797.B635Z63438 2008
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